Classic pertussis infection in a two-year-old child with complete primary immunization
| datacite.subject.fos | Ciências Médicas | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gaspar, Mariana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Sutre, Filipe | |
| dc.contributor.author | Couto, Celina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gavino, Alexandra | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vilarinho, Filipa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lopes, Aldina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-30T11:43:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-30T11:43:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-12-31 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Pertussis infection, or "whooping cough," is a highly contagious but vaccine-preventable respiratory disease caused by Bordetella pertus-sis. It can affect people of all ages, but is usually more severe in young infants. Despite high vaccination coverage worldwide, this infection remains a problem. Pertussis infection is spread by aerosolized droplets and the clinical presentation can vary with age and immunity. The classic presentation includes cough paroxysms, inspiratory whoop, and post-tussive vomiting. Laboratory confirmation is not necessary for diagnosis and should not delay treatment.The authors present the case of a healthy two-year-old girl with a one-month history of dry paroxysmal cough with inspiratory whoop who was admitted to the Emergency Department for loss of consciousness during a coughing episode.This case is intended to raise awareness of severe, life-threatening pertussis infection in children with complete primary immunization who present with respiratory symptoms consistent with this infection. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Nascer e Crescer - Birth and Growth Medical Journal 2023;32(4):314-317. doi:10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v32.i4.26495 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v32.i4.26495 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2183-9417 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/3812 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António | |
| dc.relation.hasversion | https://revistas.rcaap.pt/bgmj/article/view/26495 | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Bordetella pertussis | |
| dc.subject | complete primary immunization | |
| dc.subject | inspiratory whoop | |
| dc.subject | paroxysms of coughing | |
| dc.subject | pertussis infection | |
| dc.title | Classic pertussis infection in a two-year-old child with complete primary immunization | eng |
| dc.title.alternative | Infeção por pertussis clássica numa criança de dois anos com vacinação primária completa | por |
| dc.type | text | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 317 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 4 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 314 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Nascer e Crescer - Birth and Growth Medical Journal | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 32 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 |